KEY LARGO, Fla. – A Key Largo man was arrested after shooting at a U.S. Coast Guard vessel Friday night, Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputies said.
Witnesses told deputies that Daniel Szabo, 41, had a gun and was acting strangely near 51 Shoreland Drive at the Jules Undersea Lodge marina.
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When deputies arrived, Szabo had already left on a dinghy. Witnesses said he was intoxicated and had been waving a gun around and had held it to his own head before taking off.
Boats from the U.S. Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission followed Szabo's dinghy to arrest him. In one of the attempts, Szabo crashed into the mangroves and fired his gun at the Coast Guard vessel several times.
Szabo was safely arrested after authorities ordered him to surrender.
He was brought to shore and arrested on charges of fleeing and eluding police.
A Coast Guard investigator said his agency would be pursuing federal charges.
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